Posted on Mar 23, 2014

Fraternization, especially in the AMEDD, where do you draw the line?

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I hear many ridiculous stories of inappropriate relationships and fraternization all the time. Where should the line be drawn? Being in the AMEDD (Army Medical Department), I hear about it pretty often especially in the clinic/hospital environment where the mood is a little too relaxed and often lacks discipline in my opinion. I hear about docs and nurses getting into inappropriate relationships with enlisted pretty often, especially nurses and docs who may have been direct commissionees who have only known a more relaxed environment like a hospital/clinic. When questioned about it, some whom I have asked do not really see a problem with it. However, I believe it endangers the discipline of the work environment. There is a new/higher/stronger standard placed on you when you are a military medical provider versus a civilian. Thoughts?

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SSG Daniel Deiler

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I've always always always believed and practiced the philosophy to "never dip your pen in company ink."

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I worked almost exclusively with officers as a weather forecaster. I did not need a lecture on appropriateness because I understand the prestige of the officer corp. That said and I have even told pilots that weather is not political and that I would not succumb to pressure. That ours is to predict 'the potential' and if that potential is not met, then try to figure out why.

Sound meteorological reasoning is not supplanted by the need for an ORI when conditions are unsafe. Ultimately the responsibility rested on my shoulders and it is a chance I would not take.

The good pilots would never ask taking risks. That a flight will happen once dual alternates or VFR conditions existed. Competency made me a good forecaster and due diligence. Not being lazy or a suck-up. I would rather be the person who held out. Like a good juror and not one who wanted to get home to see 'Springer'.

MAJ (Join to see)

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Little shocked at the wording of this question. "especialy in the AMEDD". I do agree that I have seen the fraternization from the clinical side and have recognized the same issues you have presented in the question but I feel that fraternization is black and white despide who you are, what job you do, or where you work. If a direct commissionee fraternizes then they should be releaved of their position and hopefully their uniform.

SSG Robert Burns

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It is "especially in the AMEDD" because of the demographics. In the hospital you have 22 year old new nurses (LT's) working 12 hour shifts with 22-30 year old sergeants. More often than not, that sergeant is orientating that LT to how to be a nurse. They work together every day, every night.
It is not like the line where you rarely see your XO or your PL. You are working together almost as peers.
Of course relationships are going to develop.

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Fraternization, especially in the AMEDD, where do you draw the line?

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